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🇫🇷 🍷 #France's largest #wine region is facing a wake-up call after #wildfires neared #Bordeaux's famed vineyards. The blazes underscored the climate challenges posed by severe drought and repeated #heatwaves. FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler explains ▶️
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's senior advisor has resigned in protest over his boss's plan to seek private investment for the World Cup football tournament. Carlos Cordeiro said such a move would "mortgage football's future."His voice part of a growing opposition - which includes a potential boycott by Europe's football associations - as well as CONCACAF - the governing body for football in Nor...
In the span of 24 hours, Spanish authorities estimate that over 49,000 migrants crossed in Spain from Morocco, with at least 18 dying as they tried to reach the enclave of Ceuta. The migrants crossed the border by swimming across, sometimes spending hours in the water. The arrivals are way over half the population of the enclave. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more from Spain.
In Pakistan an explosion at a coal mine over a kilometre below ground has killed at least 34 workers. Rescuers have searched through the night for missing miners, two of whom remain. Inspectors say methane gas caused the powerful blast, which damaged two adjacent mines. Balochistan is Pakistan's poorest province, but it's rich in resources - and mining accidents are common.
Europe's football associations have voted to boycott the next World Cup following the announcement by FIFA to seek private investment for the tournament. FIFA is currently offering 40 million dollars to each country that backs its project. Associations across the world have said that they weren't aware of any of the plans for the not-for-profit organisation to seek private investment.
A new study by researchers from the World Weather Attribution has found that human-induced climate change played a significant role in the wildfires that have gripped France and Spain in the past week. The hot and dry conditions brought about by climate change made the fires twice as likely in France and 20 times as likely in Spain the scientists found.
Over half of the people evacuated from France's southwest due to massive wildfires were allowed to return to their homes. French firefighters have been battling a massive wildfire west of Bordeaux, which forced the evacuation of 220,000 people. It destroyed more than 200 homes, burned through 42,000 hectares and killed two firemen. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland is on the ground and tells us more
Could this be the deal that finally disarms Hamas? US president Donald Trump is confident that it is, announcing the complete disarmament of all armed groups in the Gaza strip. Hamas officials meanwhile told the AFP that they'd reached an agreement on weapons, as well as on the withdrawal of Israeli troops. But announcing it is the easy part, and there's no official word yet from Israel.
Nine people have died by crossing over from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, this according to Spanish authorities. Officials are urging for a national emergency to be declared as the number of migrants attempting to reach Spanish territory has surged in recent days. They've spent hours at sea, some say more than four, crossing from Morocco to the Spanish enclave, north of the country, in ...
Around 60,000 people poured across the border into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, the president of the Spanish territory said Friday. More than 25,000 of them have since voluntarily returned to Morocco, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.
Around 60,000 people poured across the border into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, the president of the Spanish territory said Friday. He added that at least 34 people had died during the crisis.
Around 60,000 people poured across the border into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, the president of the Spanish territory said Friday. He added that at least 34 people had died during the crisis.
At least 18 people are dead as tens of thousands of migrants crossed into Spain's north African exclave Ceuta over the past 24 hours, Spain's Interior Ministry said on Friday. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to arrive in the city later in the day.
At least 18 people are dead as tens of thousands of migrants crossed into Spain's north African exclave Ceuta over the past 24 hours, authorities said Friday. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to arrive in the city later in the day.
Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed Friday that it had agreed to a deal with Israel that would lead to the group's disarmament in return for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. Here's what we know so far.
UEFA has announced its opposition to Gianni Infantino's plan to open the World Cup's commercial rights to private investors. At an emergency meeting, UEFA's 55 member associations unanimously voted to withdraw from the World Cup should the reform be adopted.
FIFA has pledged to push ahead with consultations for a plan to allow private investors to buy a stake in a potential commercial subsidiary of the world football governing body despite stinging criticisms. Europe's UEFA has threatened to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions over the proposal.
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 climbers missing after an avalanche struck an expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan's Karakoram range, with rescue efforts underway as authorities race to establish contact with the team.
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country's alpine club said.
Anthropic said three versions of its Claude AI model gained unauthorised access to external organisations during safety tests after a configuration error exposed them to the internet, days after OpenAI disclosed similar security failures. The incident is likely to intensify concerns over increasingly autonomous AI systems and calls for stronger safeguards around the industry's most advanced models...
Anthropic said three versions of its Claude AI model gained unauthorised access to external organisations during safety tests after a configuration error exposed them to the internet, days after OpenAI disclosed similar security failures. The incident is likely to intensify concerns over increasingly autonomous AI systems and calls for stronger safeguards around the industry's most advanced models...
US President Donald Trump has said that his ‘Board of Peace’ has reached an agreement to disarm Palestinian group Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. Meanwhile, mediator Pakistan insists that negotiations between Iran and the United States are ongoing, even as Washington carried out a 'heavy wave of strikes' on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan. Follow our liveblog fo...
The renewed fighting has widened fears of a broader regional conflict, with Egypt hit for the first time and Gulf states scrambling to secure key shipping routes.
Researchers warn that hotter, drier conditions are making severe wildfire seasons increasingly frequent across Europe.
In tonight's edition: The new South African Netflix drama "The Polygamist" is winning over global audiences; we speak to its lead screenwriter. But first: Cameroon's President Paul Biya, has not been seen in public for more than 50 days, his longest absence from public view. Also, in Tunisia, the impact of weeks of power cuts is coming into sharp focus, with hundreds believed to have died during a...
In tonight's edition, Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, has not been seen in public for more than 50 days, his longest absence from public view. Also, in Tunisia, the impact of weeks of power cuts is coming into sharp focus, with hundreds believed to have died during a recent heatwave. And the new South African drama The Polygamist delivers more twists and turns than a rollercoaster on overdrive.
A massive wildfire that has devastated southwestern France was no longer advancing on Thursday, local authorities said, raising hopes the crisis was easing. In Spain, most of the tens of thousands of people evacuated from areas west of Madrid were cleared to return home after the state of emergency was lifted. Firefighters, however, remained locked in battles against major blazes in the UK, Greece...
A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children. Ukraine's air force said it had managed to intercept 55 missiles and 265 drones launched by Moscow -- but it has struggled to intercept the advanced ballistic missiles that Russia is increasingly deploying. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, former British Army captain, P...
